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Kokum (Garcinia indica)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This datasheet is pending revision and updating; its contents are currently derived from FAO's Animal Feed Resources Information System (1991-2002) and from Bo Göhl's Tropical Feeds (1976-1982).

Datasheet

Description
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Common names 
Kokam, kokum, goa butter
Species 

Garcinia indica (Thouars) Choisy [Clusiaceae]

Feed categories 
Related feed(s) 
Description 
Tree with berries and arillate seeds. Edible oil from seeds used in flavouring curries.
Distribution 
India
Nutritional aspects
Ruminants 
By-product is a candidate for a supplementary feed of cows in India.
Nutritional tables
Tables of chemical composition and nutritional value 
References
References 
Joshi, A. L. ; Thole, N. S. ; Waghmare, B. S. ; Rangnekar, D. V., 1985. Nutritive evaluation of kokam extracts. Indian J. Anim. Sci., 55 (5): 381-384
Thole, N. S. ; Badve, V. C. ; Joshi, A. L. ; Rangnekar, D. V., 1986. Effect of feeding kokam cake (Garcinia indica) on the performance of lactating cows. Indian J. Anim. Sci., 56 (4): 440-442
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Datasheet citation 

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